Opening game, American Tycoon

No one dares to slack off in a naval battle, because slackness is death.After all, naval battles are fair, whether it is a general or an ordinary soldier.The sea makes no difference to them when a warship sinks.

Therefore, in the naval battle, if they want to survive, they must make every effort.

While the battleship Indiana was hit by several shells one after another, the battleship "Daqin" 16000 meters away was also swaying in the waves of shells. However, even so, its eight 380mm The cannon is still roaring towards the enemy ship!

The ammunition depot in the bottom of the battle bow turret is responsible for providing ammunition to the four 380mm main guns in the two front main turrets of the "Da Qin". At this time, the place is completely in full swing. These sailors are running in the ammunition depot. , had long since taken off their sailor uniforms, and some sailors even wore only a pair of underwear, but even so, the stuffy cabin still made them sweat profusely. The sweating sailors were loading 800 kilograms of armor-piercing bombs into the bomb hoist.

Pause for a while after the shells are loaded.The shell is lifted up by the electric motor.

Then, load another shell.

Although as early as when the dreadnought was first invented, the scientific research personnel of the Empire had successfully developed the electric bomb lifter, which greatly simplified the loading process.However, the work of pushing those ammunition packs and shells from the ammunition depot until they are loaded into the bomb lifter still needs to be done by manpower.

And just this one job is enough to make these sailors sweat profusely. They have no time to rest at all. The gunners above are firing shells desperately, and they must ensure the supply of ammunition.

They are well protected by a few hundred millimeters of armor around them, and behind them, the 100mm-thick blast door that connects the passageway to the ammunition depot will only open when needed.

On the side of the ammunition delivery channel, a sergeant major with a shaved head was supervising the loading of ammunition, and next to him was a young officer cadet, a sea school cadet who had not yet graduated.The sergeant kept shouting loudly, his voice had become a little hoarse.But even so, he kept talking.

"Now it's our turn, our turn! Brothers, brothers, do you understand?"

Only when he was checking the placement of shells on the hoist did he remain silent.Sometimes his words were interrupted by thunderous volleys from above.

The thunderous sound of the cannon made the sergeant become excited.

"The Emperor and the Government Council can declare war with Westerners, and the Admiralty can formulate battle plans. Generals can discuss battle plans in the war room. The captain can issue orders, and the fire control commander can press the launch button. Fuck you, They are all bystanders. It is the cannon that can really win, it is us! If we stop and stop raising the bombs, the cannon above will become a decoration. It is not the gunners in the turret above that decide the fate, but us! It's us, understand? Brothers. Come on, beat those Anza ghosts!"

As he spoke, the sergeant major seemed a little agitated.How could he not be excited?After all, he knew that the naval battle he participated in was a naval battle that determined the fate of the country.

As long as this naval battle can be won, everything will change fundamentally.

"Defeat those Anza ghosts!"

The sweaty sailors shouted loudly.

Yes, the enemy of Ming Dynasty is not the United States, not the United Kingdom, but those Anza ghosts, those Anza ghosts who occupy the world and hold the hegemony of the world!

Only by defeating them, the Ming Empire... no, it should be Huaxia, can Huaxia truly stand tall in the forest of the world again!

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Huaxia nation has been ahead of the world. Although Jiashentian has declined, Huaxia has quickly achieved national rejuvenation, but what we want is not just revival, but to recapture the manifest destiny that belongs to China— — Mastery of world supremacy!
This is not only the dream of all Imperial Navy soldiers, but also the dream of the people of the Empire!

What they long for is a world governed by China!
And the battle they are fighting now is for the realization of that dream.

Maybe they couldn't witness the spectacular bombardment of the main fleet of the Imperial Navy, or the shocking salvo of the dynasty.But as the sergeant major said, they are the ones who really decide whether the dream can be realized or not.

"Brothers, now is the time, work harder..."

The spirit infusion stick in the shirtless sergeant's hand had long since been lost.The sailors don't need spiritual injection either, they are all enthusiastically devoted to their work.And the trainee officer just took off his military uniform and got busy with the sailors.

"For Huaxia!"

When the shell was lifted into the armored bomb well by the bomb lifter, and when the sailors loaded another armor-piercing shell into the bomb lifter, the sergeant, who had been cheering for the big guy, suddenly went to the shell and took out a Come with a pen and write on the cannonball.

"Brothers, work hard, for the empire! For Huaxia!"

As soon as the words were written, I heard a sound from the loudspeaker next to me.

"No. 2 turret, two 38cm high-explosive shells!"

The sergeant quickly picked up the phone and shouted.

"Two 38cm high-explosive bombs!"

As soon as the loader in the ammunition depot heard this, he immediately picked up a shell weighing 840 kilograms with a bullet clamp, and then loaded the ammunition with an elevator. Then, the sailors desperately pushed the ammunition cart and ran along the track. The moment he approached the armored door, the sailor at the door opened the armor.

"come on!"

They yelled at each other when the bombs were handed over.

After the armored door was re-opened, the black shells with the words "high-explosive bomb" printed on them were loaded into the bomb hoist, and then lifted to the position of the bomb hoist by the bomb clamp.After entering the hoisting well, send it to the turret and push it into the gun bore.
On the bridge, Cheng Bichen held a telescope and looked into the distance. At this time, the distance between the two sides had changed from 17000 meters to 14000 meters. Both sides were trying their best to bombard each other's warships.

A huge explosion suddenly rose from a battleship in the telescope. Just by looking at the smoke cloud of the explosion, one could guess that it was a 14-inch naval gun - this was also the smallest caliber gun for the empire's main battleship, except for the six armored ships. In addition to the cruiser's 14-inch main gun, the other capital ships of the empire have 380-inch main guns, and the Daqin and Dajin have more powerful [-]mm guns.

"Look, look! Hit!"

Several officers in the command tower shouted excitedly. Almost every time an explosion of flames rose from the enemy fleet, they were excited.

The outline of the Indiana has been completely covered by the waves raised by the shells. It is not known whether it is the water mist or the smoke cloud from the explosion. At this time, the Indiana is almost covered by the fog.

Staring at the dying "Indiana", Cheng Bichen ordered.

"Notify the fleet, try to focus on cap-piercing bullets, what I need is to sink the target..."

Not just destroying their level decks...

At the moment Cheng Bichen's order was issued, suddenly, in the telescope, a thick gray smoke spewed from the chimney of the Indiana.The thick smoke was completely different from the previous smoke cloud. It seemed like it was suddenly ejected from the chimney, like a volcanic eruption.

A chimney looms faintly under the black cloud of smoke. The next moment, the chimney suddenly flew into the air. All of this happened almost instantly. In fact, no one noticed these details. A huge mushroom cloud suddenly Straight into the sky.

In the violent explosion, they could even see the No. [-] turret of the USS Indiana being lifted up and then flying into the air in the smoke cloud.

All this happened in just a moment, and then smoke emerged from the numerous gaps in the warship.The warship was immediately engulfed in smoke and fire.Except for the turret, which was thrown high into the air in the explosion.Countless pieces of debris fell outside the splashing water column in the sea, and for just a moment, nothing could be seen.When the smoke faded, the sky above the sea was empty.

Nothing left!

This scene shocked everyone!

No one thought that a warship would sink so quickly. This is sometimes the case on the battlefield. In the previous shelling, a 380mm armor-piercing projectile penetrated the armored deck and then penetrated several layers of bulkheads After that, it directly penetrated into the ammunition cabin containing hundreds of tons of artillery shells, and the shells exploded together with the hundreds of tons of artillery shells in the ammunition cabin.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of American sailors on the USS Indiana sank into the cold seabed together with the warship before they even had time to figure out what happened.

"Long live!"

At the moment when the "Indiana" had a big explosion and sank, deafening cheers rang out from the battleships of the Imperial Navy.

After learning of the result, the sailors in the warship all shouted excitedly.Especially those boiler soldiers and ammunition men who were inside the warship, they were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.

Only then will they understand that your efforts were not in vain and that their efforts have paid off.

While the sailors were cheering, the main imperial fleet continued to bombard the British and American fleets with armor-piercing projectiles.

In the following time, the roar of the 12-inch main gun was everywhere in this sea area. The roar of the giant gun shook the entire sea. They kept rising, but the two sides were like ancient heavy armored knights. You stabbed me and shot each other, constantly bombarding each other with shells again and again.

Although the cannonballs from both sides were very accurate, the cannonballs that exploded on the surface between the troops did not seem to cause much damage to both sides, just like the ancient samurai slashing the opponent's armor with swords and guns.It just leaves some marks on the surface.

That is to say, in this kind of bombardment where you come and go, luck will take care of the lucky ones, and a shell like God's help may change everything.And they all longed for that luck.

In fact, at this time, luck is meaningless. After all, the outcome of this naval battle has been doomed from the very beginning. The United Kingdom and the United States have lost half of their capital ships in successive attacks by torpedo boats and aircraft. Even so, both the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy have shown courage beyond imagination, and they are still fighting tenaciously.

This naval battle started at 23:356 and lasted until [-]:[-] in the afternoon. During the five-hour naval battle, seven British and American battleships were sunk. As for the merchant ship that had been converted The "Lanli" aircraft carrier was sent into the sea by a [-]mm artillery shell less than half an hour after the naval battle began.When he was hit by the shell, he didn't even have room to struggle.

And the Imperial Navy also paid an extremely heavy price-four capital ships were sunk, but even so, the Imperial Navy still firmly holds the upper hand.

At [-]:[-], facing a nearly devastating blow, Mahan issued the order to "evacuate the battlefield individually", but by this time, it was already too late. Just when the remaining warships of the British and American combined fleet were trying to escape from the battlefield, they had already arrived. The aircraft carrier force watching eagerly from the side immediately released all its aircraft.The remaining warships of the British and American combined fleets fled in panic and pursued them.

A warship cannot outrun an airplane.The result of this pursuit can be imagined.After only a few 10 minutes of flying, the leader of the team saw the target they were looking for.There are many stretching black smoke bands on the sea surface, spreading and expanding from the dense and narrow center, so he drove the plane towards the center of the thick smoke.

"Ah, my God!" The leader exclaimed quite admiringly.

The hulls of the warships in front of them were riddled with holes, and almost lost their original shape. Thick smoke was violently blowing out from all places.Superstructures, such as chimneys, masts, bridges, etc., were blown off.These warships were all severely damaged in previous naval battles.

Although the "Costin" flew very low, they hardly encountered any resistance, after all.In the previous naval battle, most of the warships suffered serious damage to the surface.They can clearly see that the turrets of some warships are finished, the top covers have been lifted off, and the muzzles of the guns are raised high, while the muzzles of some warships are powerlessly hanging down to the maximum depression angle.However, the turret closest to the rear was still firing.

Amidst the flames and smoke, some brave sailors were still desperately trying to reload, aim and shoot after seeing the plane.The moment the lead plane finally approached them, the team leader gave the order to attack with a serious expression.

Soon, under the sparse shells, Costin and the others dropped torpedoes on these severely damaged warships.Soon, they saw a sight that they will never forget. After the warship was torpedoed, many sailors were still alive amidst the flames and explosions.They climbed over the dilapidated deck, jumped from the burning warship into the rolling sea...

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